The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1887-04-15
THE NEW SOUTH.
How 1t Owes Much of Its Present Boom
to the Jews.
Especial Correspondence.

How 1t Owes Much of Its Present Boom
to the Jews.
Especial Correspondence
SAVANNAH, GA, April T.
The new south owes much of its present
prosperity to those princes of commerce the
Jews. AT the close of the war they were
quick to See that great change had ready
begun III the planting and marketing of cot
ton. In slave times the planter dealt directly
with his factor. Little or no cotton was haii-
died at the interior towns. 1t was raised ON
big plantations and went to market in big
lots. When slavery was DESTROYED the de-
struction of this system begun The negroes
rented land and raised cotton in small GUAM
titles, and the small white farmer began to
make his appearance. The producers of n
few bales couldn't afford to market their cot
ton as the large planters did. They needed
some one close at hand to advance them
money and purchase their crop. The Jews
saw the need and they responded to it With
II few hundreds or thousands of dollars they
located i'll the towns and villages, and at
crossroad points all over the cotton states, and
furnished supplies to the small farmers and
took their cotton when it was ready for
market. They did, of course, Just what
all WHO We're i'll their line of business did, that
is. they sold as dearly as they could AMI
bought as cheaply. They made money rapidly,
and many of them in short time became
the wealthlest men i'll their respective com
munitles. And Willie they were building NJ
their own fortunes they aided in building H.
the fortunes of the Jews in tile larger cities
They naturally dealt with each other TI.
Jews in the country bought from the Jews in
the cities, and the cotton collected by the Jew
Al.
houses. What has been the results Why,
that the cotton factors in New Orleans
and some other ports which do the
largest business are Jews, the greatest and
richest merchant in Texas is a Jew ami
the largest mercantile house in Georgia is a
J w house. There is not town or city il,
the whole south, unless it he some of the new
towns in the iron and coal regions, in which
the Jews have not firm foothold. They are
gradually getting control of all the business
and are pushing themselves to the front in
every possible way.
No fault can be found with them They |
are good citizens, sober and industrious. They |
do not raise disturbing questions and are
strangers i'll the police courts; and, although |
tue southern towns, where prohibition is not |
III force, are well provided with barrooms, it |
would be difficult to find Jew saloon keeper
They handle all kinds of intoxicating liquors
in wholesale way, but they do not conde-
seend TO deal it out in drinks over the bar
thing that is very noticeable is the /
brightness of the Jewish children 1t is
common remark that they lead their classes,
and that they learn their lessons with greater
ease than Christian children. The reason of
their success at school is, doubtless, due to
two things, namely: The strict training
they receive at home, being required to study
their lessons thoroughly there, and to their
general goo health which is the result of the
heaitll laws they are compelled to observe.